severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
infancy; childhood; tender age
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
ending up right back where one started
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
electrically powered; electric
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to throw into; to toss into
moving; touching; stirring
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle